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Anchorage senator will run for lieutenant governor
JUNEAU EMPIRE The race for lieutenant governor has a new contender. On Thursday morning, Sen. Kevin Meyer, R-Anchorage,…
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New ballot initiative targets legislators’ per diem pay
Two Alaska legislators and a longtime Republican organizer are trying to prohibit lawmakers from collecting expense payments if…
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Meet Gov. Walker’s first big challenger
Five years ago, Mike Dunleavy ran for Alaska Senate and asked residents of the Mat-Su to kindly not…
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Walker, Mallott file for re-election
Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott will attempt to repeat the “unity ticket” in a second…
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Ballot measures gather, one year from 2018 election
The 2018 election is a year away, but candidates are already starting to file for office. The ballot…
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This man is trolling the Anchorage municipal election, just because he can
The Alaska Public Offices Commission has never seen anything like it. Neither has Jerry McBeath, who literally wrote…
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Second Republican enters race for lieutenant governor
A second Republican has joined the race for lieutenant governor. On Thursday, former Rep. Lynn Gattis filed a…
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Walker and Mallott will run for re-election
Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott will run for re-election together. “We have both decided that…
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Kodiak senator is first to seek lieutenant governor’s office
A two-time Alaska Senate President with 19 years of experience in the Alaska Legislature has become the first…
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Trump’s request for voter info prompts Alaskans’ privacy concerns
Donald Trump wants it. So does the Russian intelligence service. After waiting one day, the Juneau Empire paid…
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Salmon defenders propose 2018 ballot initative, predict huge fish fight
A group of the state’s staunchest salmon defenders is proposing a ballot initiative that seeks to strengthen legal…
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If Senate agrees, new House bill would make voting easier
If the Senate agrees with the idea, Alaskans will be able to cast their ballots on the same…
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Alaska lawmaker wants primary elections to be more like California
The chairwoman of the powerful House Rules Committee believes she has a plan to drive Alaska politics toward…
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Cash didn’t matter: New financials show magnitude of Parish’s win over Muñoz
Juneau apparently likes a winner. According to records released Wednesday by the Alaska Public Offices commission, Rep. Justin…